Richman Wants Boroughs

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San Fernando Valley mayoral hopeful Keith Richman, who calls a closed Northridge Recreation Center swimming pool a sign of City Hall's neglect, says his plan to break region into boroughs if it splits from Los Angeles would need city voter approval.

San Fernando Valley mayoral hopeful Keith Richman, who calls a closed Northridge Recreation Center swimming pool a sign of City Hall's neglect, says his plan to break region into boroughs if it splits from Los Angeles would need city voter approval. (GEORGE WILHELM/LAT)

San Fernando Valley mayoral hopeful Keith Richman, who calls a closed Northridge Recreation Center swimming pool a sign of City Hall's neglect, says his plan to break region into boroughs if it splits from Los Angeles would need city voter approval.